Yike Reportedly Agrees to Join Fnatic for LEC 2027

Martin “Yike” Sundelin has reportedly reached a verbal agreement to join Fnatic for the 2027 LEC season. The deal was reportedly finalized Thursday, Nov. 12, after a deadline set by Fnatic. The organization has not announced the agreement, and Yike remains under contract with Karmine Corp until a transfer is completed.

Yike is expected to replace Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz, who is reportedly set to leave Fnatic for Team Heretics after five seasons with the organization. Razork’s reported departure was first linked to Team Heretics in October.

Yike is expected to reunite with Vladimiros “Vladi” Kourtidis, his former Karmine Corp teammate. Vladi joined Fnatic in December 2025 and is expected to remain in the mid lane for 2027. He reportedly chose to stay with Fnatic despite interest from Natus Vincere.

Fnatic is also reportedly set to sign Lampros “Labrov” Papoutsakis from G2 Esports. The Greek support reached a verbal agreement with Fnatic on Nov. 8 after considering offers from G2 and Natus Vincere. He is expected to replace Park “Lospa” Joon-hyeong, who is reportedly set to join SK Gaming.

Yike, Vladi and Labrov are now linked to Fnatic’s projected 2027 starting lineup. The organization has not confirmed its top laner or ADC for next season.

Yike is reportedly leaving Karmine Corp after two seasons. He joined the team in December 2024 after two years with G2 Esports, where he won the LEC Season Finals in 2023 and 2024.

Yike and Vladi won the LEC Winter 2025 title in their first split together at Karmine Corp. The team then reached the First Stand final, losing to Hanwha Life Esports. Vladi was named the final’s MVP before joining Fnatic at the end of 2025.

Karmine Corp reached the LEC Spring Split final in 2026 but lost 3-2 to G2 Esports. The team also reached the Esports World Cup final, where Dplus KIA won 3-0. Karmine Corp went undefeated in the LEC Summer regular season before losing to Movistar KOI in the lower-bracket final.

Karmine Corp qualified for Worlds 2026 and reached the quarterfinals, where T1 won 3-1. The organization is reportedly negotiating with G2 Esports for Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan as Yike’s possible replacement. The teams have not agreed on a transfer fee.

Fnatic finished eighth in LEC Versus and was eliminated from the playoffs without a win. The team finished seventh in both the Spring and Summer splits after posting 3-6 regular-season records in each. Fnatic missed Worlds for the first time since 2016 and has not won a European domestic title since the 2018 Summer Split.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 12.